Red House Shoufu

Chapter 44 Growth
In Lin's study, the brother and sister faced each other in silence.

The occasional crackling sound of burning charcoal expresses the passage of time. Lin Shu puts the cruel reality in front of Daiyu, which makes it difficult for this young girl who has not experienced much in the world to accept it for a while.

When Jia Min was alive, he often told the young Daiyu about the Rongguo Mansion.Especially Jia Shishi always occupies a huge space in the stories of Rongguo Mansion.

At that time, Daiyu was unfamiliar and curious about Rongguo Mansion.When they arrived in the capital, Jia Shishi's love and the friendship of several little sisters gave Daiyu, who had just lost her mother and left home alone, great warmth.

But in the autumn of the fifth year of Zhide, all this began to change.First, he was found to be poisoned, and the murderer was most likely the second aunt who was famous for worshiping Buddha.

It is also possible for my grandmother, who loves me so much, to know about it.He even blatantly wanted to plot against the only male heir of the Lin family, so as to obtain the Lin family's million-dollar wealth for his cousin Jia Baoyu.

Daiyu's inner struggle was fully displayed on her face, although Lin Shu felt distressed, she did not try to comfort her.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, and there are some things that she needs to figure out by herself.How the Lin family should communicate with the Rongguo Mansion, and how Daiyu should treat those people, there must always be an appropriate degree.

After an unknown amount of time, Daiyu sighed, raised her face and asked, "Brother, what do you think I should do? Otherwise, I will never go to Rongguo Mansion again!"

As she spoke, her tears dripped down.

Lin Shu walked up to Daiyu, squatted down, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "You don't have to be so decisive. There are people in the Rongguo Mansion who want to harm you, but there are also people who really care about you and treat you sincerely. We As long as we distinguish between good and evil, we should treat them differently.”

Daiyu cried loudly when she heard the sound, she fell on Lin Shu's shoulder like she was when she was a child, her tears kept flowing.

Slowly the crying stopped, Lin Shu turned his head to the side, and found that Daiyu had fallen asleep on his own.

There was a soft couch in the study, Lin Shu picked up Daiyu and gently placed her on the soft couch, and covered her with a quilt.

I took a Shiwen by myself and stood by the stove to read, adding some charcoal to the stove from time to time.

……

After Daiyu cried happily, she seemed to have thought through a lot of things.First, she took care of a lot of housework for Lin Shu, and even Daiyu checked the year-end accounts of Lin's various shops and farms.

Then he took the three nuns and arranged for his servants to deliver New Year's gifts to the mansion the Lin family had made friends with. Everything was handled in an orderly manner, which made Lin Shu very pleased.

Until the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, a young eunuch was sent to the palace with the emperor's order.On the first day of the first lunar month, after the Zhengdan Dynasty, the county master Rongjia was ordered to enter the palace for an audience.

Naturally, Lin Shu didn't dare to take it lightly, and hurriedly quietly went to the private house of Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Liugongdu, outside the palace.

It's a pity that Xia Shouzhong is working in the palace at this time, because the new year is approaching, I'm afraid he won't be out of the palace for a few days.Lin Shu had no choice but to go home.

As soon as the lights came on, Lin Shu had just entered the mansion when he saw Nanny Zhang approaching: "My lord, it is a serious crime to make friends with your majesty's servants and spy on the palace!"

Lin Shu woke up immediately, he was really in a daze, Madam Zhang was not only sent to teach Daiyu, but also to investigate and monitor herself.

He couldn't help regretting his arrogance in his heart, but he wasn't too disturbed.He just wanted to ask why the emperor suddenly summoned Daiyu, but he had no other thoughts.

Nanny Zhang continued: "Your Majesty should want to show his kindness to the loyal ministers. One is to win over the hearts of civil servants, and the other is to warn the founder of the country. What happened that day in Rongguo Mansion has long been spread throughout the capital. .”

"Why did Nanny tell me this?" Lin Shu looked into Nanny Zhang's eyes inquiringly.

The other party said frankly: "The old slave has been in the palace for decades, and wants to live a peaceful and peaceful life in his final life. The county lord treats people sincerely, and the old slave likes to stay by the county lord's side. I don't know Do you believe it or not?"

Lin Shu couldn't see any falsehood from Nanny Zhang's eyes, but after the impulsiveness earlier, he didn't dare to make a decision lightly.

"I don't know, but Mammy helped me today. If Mammy is willing, the Lin family is Mammy's home."

Nanny Zhang smiled: "Since the uncle said so, this old servant will take it as true. The purpose of His Majesty's arrangement for the old servant to come to Lin's house, I think the uncle can guess it. But there is one thing that the old servant can do." Clearly tell the uncle that His Majesty will continue to honor those who are loyal to him. There may be surveillance, but more protection, so that the monarch and his ministers will get each other."

Lin Shu believed at least half of what Zhang Nanny said.The placement of eyeliner is so obvious, the current emperor simply told him to be loyal to me and not to mess around.

The two tested each other and did not mention this matter again.

"Nurse, Yu'er first entered the palace to see her, so please!" Lin Shu bowed deeply to Mrs. Zhang, "She is still a child, and she has been taught by the two nuns. The Lin family is very grateful."

Nanny Zhang smiled and blessed her back: "Don't worry, sir, with this old slave here, the county master will be fine in the palace."

……

On the last day of the seven years of Zhide, the Lin family took off the old lanterns and replaced them with brand new red palace lanterns.

On New Year's Eve, replace the old symbols.Lin Shu splashed ink and wrote several Spring Festival couplets in a short while.

Wang Huan finally walked out of the study and splashed ink with Lin Shu.He wrote several big blessing characters, and said with satisfaction: "My characters are more and more like Wang Youjun's demeanor!"

"Yes, Wang Youjun's is cursive script, and yours is also cursive script." Lin Shu joked, Wang Huan didn't understand Lin Shu's joke at first, until Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed.

"Brother Wang, Wang Youjun's cursive script is as graceful as a bird, graceful as a dragon. And your cursive script is really like cursive script!"

Wang Huan is good at Guange style, which is the most common font practiced by imperial examination officials.On the other hand, his cursive script is really hard to describe.

Hearing Daiyu's comment, he didn't understand Lin Shu's teasing, so he rushed towards Lin Shu with a pen.

The two big men started fighting like children in broad daylight, and soon there was a lot of ink on their faces.

While writing the couplet, Daiyu shook her head and said to Wang Momo, "Oh, I'm so sad. I'll trouble Momo to prepare some hot water later, look at their faces..."

……

On New Year's Eve, when the palace lanterns were lit up one by one, the Lin family received an imperial meal from the emperor.

Although there were only eight dishes and they were all cold when they were delivered, the Lin family still kowtowed loudly towards the imperial palace to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Immediately, he ordered the kitchen to heat it up, and the family happily ate a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

The servants came to the main hall one by one to pay New Year's greetings to the Patriarch. Lin Shu and Daiyu encouraged them a few words, gave them red envelopes and silver rewards, and then waited around the stove for the end of the seven years of virtue governance.

At midnight, the sound of fireworks came from the direction of the palace. Lin Shu led Daiyu and Wang Huan to light firecrackers and prepared fireworks in front of the gate of the mansion.

Daiyu looked at the fireworks flying into the sky and said quietly in her heart: "Father, mother, my daughter is doing well!"

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